The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-16
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The Senate passed bin prohibiting
the use OF stoves or heaters in railway
cars after Nov. l, 1888. unless inclosed
in closets built Of boiler iron; also a
bill prohibiting the use of any freight
car not provided with an automatic
coupler in the State after Jan. 1,
1889 Also bill appropriating $751;
600 for the use OF the State public
school M Coldwater. The Senate adj
journed until April 6, to allow mem
beers to attend to election duties.
HOUSE.
The excitement Of the session was
in the House over a bill 10 abolish the
board of councilmen in the city of
Detroit. II passed just as amended
in committee of the whole; bills were
passed making a general appropriation
for the state public school at Cold
water; regulating the carrying, yard
ing and feeding of Texas cattle; abol-
ishing two of the four justice courts In
the city of Ann Arbor; for the com
pletion of the report of the biograph-
zeal an historical work commenced
by the semi-centennial commissioners,
and numerous bills of local nature.
The House adjourned till April o.
STATE ITEMS.
The city debt of Hillsdale is
5000.
--Jonesville has two faith cure prac-
titioners.
A Kalamazoo club is named In
souciance.
-vassar girls are organizing an
athletic club.
"A new school building is needed
at North Branch.
"A woman's relief corps has been
organized at Douglas.
Black River and Alpena are TO be
connected by telephone.
Kent City farmers Will grow large
quantities of onions this year.
Thunder bay is reported covered
with ice as far as Lake Huron.
"A Marine City undertaken boasts
the finest hcarse in the county.
"A $500 creamery will shortly be
erected NJ Bernc, Huron county.
The Lapeer county branch of the
Michigan club has 200 members.
Cedar Springs has been bonded
for $1,000 for public Improvements.
"A photograph gallery viii be estab-
lished at the Jackson prison next year.
Alice Sage has been appointed
postmistress at Fork, Mecosta county.
Rebuilding has already com
menced on the site of the recent big
Are at Howell.
kalamazoo college students are
holding rcvivals in some of the neigh
boring villages.
--Coldwater has tired Of paying the
county for boarding prisoners, and will
build lookup TO cost LOO.
John Stonehouse, of Escanaba,
banged himself Derangement caused
BY drink Is given rs the cause.
"A. l.. Drew, of Chicaning. is under
arrest on charge of personating a
government postoilice inspector,
Three stage lines are now running
between Sault Ste. Marie 10 -. lgnace,
and are all loaded with passengers.
The stump OF an apple tree re-
Gently cut down at Belleville measured
two and one-half feet in diameter.
Flint has been chosen as the place
for holding the next three fairs of the
Northeastern Agricultural Society.
The East Saginaw Gun Club will
attend the state shoot TO be held at
South Lyons, April 20 10 p inclusive.
There are fifty-two members of
the bar in East Saginaw, and IL Is said
eighteen of these were aspirants for the
office of police Judge.
"A Bay City lady. 40 years Of age,
is cutting a third set of teeth. They
are putting In an appearance In places
where there have been none for thir-
tech years.
Winter wheat near Holland con
tinued 90 suffer very much last week,
but was covered with u foot OF snow
on the level during the unexpected
severe cold snap.
Allen, Hillsdale county, boasts the
champion checker player of the state,
DIR. +. G.. Legg. The doctor has a
faculty OF keeping his opponent from
getting within four moves Of the liking
row"
AT the Washtenaw county pomo-
logical meeting, held in the court
house nj Ann ArbOr recently cheaDer